With the Summer holidays officially here, I'm sure you have loads of fun family activities planned, or already packed for your holiday at Gran's. But if you're like me, and the holiday just sprung up on you before you were even able to think about it, and your kids are waking you up at the crack of dawn with "What are we doing today? Where are we going?", then just maybe this is the blog for you.

Can you hear it? The cars roaring to get to their next destination. The frustrated tick-tick of the person on their computer next to you. The kitchen full of dishes because no one has had the time to unpack the dishwasher. Let's not even go…

Black Friday specials! Christmas deals! Limited time offers! Never to be repeated deals! Sale, sale, SALE!!!
This time of year we are bombarded with deals and offers that will eat at every last cent you have, and will leave you feeling bad…

A while ago, I chatted to Angie from My So Called Chaos who was, once again, hosting a 12 Days of Christmas Swap in Salt Lake City, USA. I loved this idea so much, and I asked if we can bring it over to South Africa as well. Having some of the…

Over the last four days, out of our four children, we had three sick littles with one ending up in hospital. And no one saw it coming! What happened to our healthy children?
Children easily get sick and it can go from 0 to 100 in a…

I loved being pregnant. But everything changes once you become a parent. Your sleep is cut in half, you eat in instalments, and you may not know which day of the week it is — and that's just after you have your first child. (Try 4!)
Just…

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This is Me: Simone

Hi, my name is Simone and this is my blog! I am a mama of 4, wife to one, and lover of all things new, exciting and pretty.

This is our (continual) journey of faith. Of learning to raise independent, loved, well-behaved children. Keys we have discovered to a successful marriage. How we manage our finances. Shop, save, and budget for a large family.